DateTimePicker - Disable user from using arrow keys?

[Artie]

Hi,

I want to force the user to only use the drop down and calendar to
select a date in the DatetimePicker control.

I do NOT want them to select the control, then use the up and down
arrow keys to change the date.

How can I prevent them using the arrow keys?

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers

Artie

 

[Alcides]

You can try to handle the key down event and discard any keys you
want. Look at this code. Create a form and add datetimepicker control.
HTH.

Alcides Schulz.(http://alsql.blogspot.com).



public partial class TestDatePicker : Form
{
public TestDatePicker()
{
InitializeComponent();
dateTimePicker1.KeyDown += new
KeyEventHandler(event_KeyDown);
}

private void event_KeyDown(object sender,
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("KeyDown=" + e.KeyCode.ToString());
if (e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Down" || e.KeyCode.ToString()
== "Up")
{
e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
return;
}

}
}

 

[Franck]

private void dateTimePicker1_KeyDown(object sender,
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{

if (e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Down" || e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Up")
{
e.Cancel;
}

}

 

[Artie]

You can try to handle the key down event and discard any keys you
want. Look at this code. Create a form and add datetimepicker control.
HTH.

Alcides Schulz.(http://alsql.blogspot.com).

public partial class TestDatePicker : Form
{
public TestDatePicker()
{
InitializeComponent();
dateTimePicker1.KeyDown += new
KeyEventHandler(event_KeyDown);
}

private void event_KeyDown(object sender,
System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("KeyDown=" + e.KeyCode.ToString());
if (e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Down" || e.KeyCode.ToString()
== "Up")
{
e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
return;
}

}
}

Thanks for your response Alcides.

I'd got one of the Event Handlers, but not the other.

So now I'm implementing the KeyDown and KeyPress event handlers and
doing "e.Handled = true" in each one.

Thanks again.

Artie

 

[Claes Bergefall]

if (e.KeyCode.ToString() == "Down" || e.KeyCode.ToString() ==
"Up")

if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Down || e.KeyCode == Keys.Up)

/claes